Chicken-brooder.



PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906. G. s. SUMMERS. CHICKEN BROODBR. APPL IOATION FILED APR. 20. 1906.

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Attarzggy No. 823,902.- PATENTED JUNE19, 1906.

G. s. SUMMERS.

CHICKEN BROODER.

APPLICATION FILED 3.20. 1996.

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' GEoEeE STEPHEN SUMMERS, OFGORDONVILLE, MISSOURI.

CHICK EN -BROO DER Naseaeoa Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19,1906.

To all whom it rndy-concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE STEPHEN SUM- MERS, a citizen of the United States, residing -atGordonville, in the county of Cape Girardeau and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'Chicken-Brooders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact 'de,

scription of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it apper-s tains to make and use the same, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and usefulv improvements in chicken-breeders, and'com prises a simple and efiicient means whereby; pure air is heated and passed into the brooding-chamberand afterward utilized with its impurities for feeding the lamp and afterward 1 assing to the atmosphere through a suitab e passage-way.

More specifically, the present invention comprises a brooder having two compartments, one of which-contains =a heating'appafloor with passage-ways underneath thesame which communicate with the brooding-chamber, thus forming. circuitous passage-ways through which the foul air from the brooding-chamber may be conducted to the lampchamber.

The inventionconsists in various other details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the 'acco'mpa-i nying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through my improved brooder. Fig. '2 is 'a crosssec- 'tional view on line 2 .2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a5 sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showing a top elevation of the upper fioor of the brooding-chamber; and Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the outer casing of the brooder, which is provided with the door A in one end leading to the brooding c-hamber and .a door A at the opposite end which leads into. the heating-chamber.

.The interior of the brooding chamber is di- :municates, through a passage-way K, with the lamp-chamber. Said partitions, which extend forward from the lamp-chamber, ter- -minate a short distance from the end of the brooder, forming a communicating space about the ends of said partitions with the several compartments H, H, and The floor F is provided with vent-holes N, which 3 afford communication between the broodingchamber above the floor and the compartments H and H with .fine wire, which will permit the passage of air therethrough, but prevent dirt or other foreign matter from being scratched into the holes by the chicks, and thus filling the same -Positioned within the brooder and extending through the partition dividing the same from the lamp-chamber is a heating drum or chamber 0, which is positioned adjacent to Said holes are screened the roof of the brooder and set at an inclination, the portion whichextends into the lampchamber being lower than the opposite end, thereby allowing the heat to pass readily through the same. Leading from the inner end of the heating drum .or chamber and from the under portion thereof is a pipe 0, which turns at :a right angle at O and having a horizontally-disposed portion extending nearly to the end of the brooder, thence turns upwardly at right angles and-makes eX-it through the roof of the brooder.

J designates a pipe leading downward from 1 the lower end of the heating drum or chamber and which is adapted to fitover the chim ney of a lamp or burner, and I designates a pipe which is positioned the lamp- '1 chamber and has one end opening through the adjacent end of the casing, preferably I upon a level with the opening into thepipe which fits over the lamp, and said pipe I passes through the closed end of the heating drum or chamber which is the lamp chamber and extending the entire length of the heating-drum opens at the opposite end thereof into the brooding-chamber. It will thus be noted that the pipe I as it passes through the upper portion of the heatingdrum and longitudinal therewith will be subjected the entire length of the drum to the heat irom the lamp ,thus heating the fresh air before it makes exit into the brooding-chamber. It will be noted that said partition B, which divides the lamp-chamber from the brooding-chamber, has an opening B in the bottom of the partition whereby communication may be had between the brooding and lamp chambers. The roof of the brooder is provided with suitable doors S, and a sightaperture T is formed in the end of the casing whereby the flame of the lamp may be visible from the outside.

From the foregoing it will be noted that the lamp-chamber is tightly inclosed, there being no opening from the latter to the atmosphere excepting through the medium of the door, which is adapted to fit closely with mitered joints, and the only oxygen for supporting combustion in the lamp is drawn from the brooding-chamber through the circuitous passage-way shown and described. The fresh air is drawn through the pipe I the opening to which pipe is on a level with the bottom of the pipe which fits over the lamp, and by natural laws the flow of pure air is established. The hot air being lighter than the cold, the heater is most intensely heated at the point where the fresh air enters the heating drum or compartment. As the opposite or inner end of the heating-compartment is slightly elevated, the upward and "forward movement of pure warm air is established.

As the air traverses the length of the heating-drum it is gradually warmed by the heat surrounding the pipe, and when it reaches the open end it will flow into the broodingchamber among the chicks, thereby aflording a constant radiation of pure wholesome air. The products of combustion which pass through the heating-drum are caused to be deflected downward through the angled. pipe before making exit through the uprlght portion of the pipe, thereby utilizing to the fullest extent the heat before it escapes to the at mosphere. The vitiated or foul air within the brooder being utilized for purposes of combustion in the lamp, it will be drawn by the draft established in the direction indicated by arrows in the drawings, said foul air passing down through the openings N, thence through the passage-ways H and about the partitions G, back through the central passage-way H and. opening K into the lampehamber. By this method of heating the pure warm air is thoroughly distributed through the brooder and all of the heat comes from above, the foul air, which contains carbonic-acid gas, being carried by a constant draft out of the brooding-chamber. constant movement of air from the broodingchamber as it passes under the upper floor to the lamp-chamber slightly warms the floor, making it pleasant for the chicks under foot as well as overhead, the floor not being made sufiiciently warm to cause leg weakness. The perfect system of ventilation under the The floor keeps the latter perfectly dry, and there is absolutely no foul vapor rising from the floor to contaminate the pure air therein. By the provision of a brooder made in accordance with my invention the same may be tighty closed up in cold weather, and the chicks will have as much pure air as if in the open atmosphere. It will also be noted that the chance of impure air entering the brooder is absolutely impossible.

hat I claim is 1. A chicken-brooder comprising a casing divided by a partition into lamp and brooding chambers, a double floor within said brooding-chamber with the space between the floors divided into longitudinal communicating passageways, one of which communicates with the lamp-chamber and the others with the brooding-chamber, a heatingdrum passing through said partition, a lamppipe leading to said l1eating-drum, a fresh-an pipe leading through the end of the easlng passing through the lamp-chamber and said heating-drum, making exit into the brooding-chamber, as set forth.

2. A chicken-brooder comprising a easmg divided by a partition. into lamp and brooding chambers, a double floor within said brooding-chamber, longitudinal partitions mounted in the space between the floors and 9 5 terminating a slight distance 'from the end of the brooder, thus dividing said space into longitudinal passage-ways in communication with one another, the upper floor having openings adjacent to the partition dividing the lamp-chamber from the brooding-charm ber, and the central one of said passage-ways between the floors communicating with the lamp chamber, a heating drum passing through the partition between the two chambers, a lamp-pipe leading into said drum, and

a fresh-air pipe leading through the end of the casing and passing through said drum, and opening at its inner endv into the brooding-chamber, as set forth.

3. A chicken-brooder comprising a casing divided by a partition into lamp and brooding chambers, a double floor within said. brooding-chamber with the space between. the floors divided into longitudinal communicating passageways, one of which commruiicates with the lamp-chamber and the others with the brooding-chamber, a heating-drum passing through the chambers and set at an inclination, a lamp-pipe leading into said drum, and a fresh-air pipe opening through one end of the casing and having an inlet end on a level with the opening into the lamp-pipe and passing longitudinally through the heating-drum into the brooding-chamber, as set forth.

4. A chicken-brooder comprising a casing divided by a partition into lamp and brooding chambers, a double floor within saidv broodingchamber with the space between ITS ' the floors divided into longitudinal communicating passage-Ways, one of which communicates With thelamp-ehamber and the others with the brooding-chamber, a heatingdrum passing through the chambers and set at an inclination, a lamp-pipe leading into said drum, a fresh-air pipe opening through one end of the casing and having an inlet end on a level with the opening into the lamp- IO ipe and passing longitudinally through the eating-drum into the brooding-chamber,

top of the brooder, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses. GEORGE STEPHEN SUMMERS. Witnesses:

J. H. KERsTNER, E. W. HINK. 

